Tuesday 13 August 2019

VIETNAM BINH THUAN - TRADITIONAL VILLAGE

1. PHAN THIET FISH SAUCE

On Vietnamese cuisine, there is always a cup of fish sauce. There are famous fish sauce brands as Phan Thiet, Nha Trang or Phu Quoc fish sauce. Should anyone come to Binh Thuan , fragrant smell and salty sauce of Phan Thiet fish sauce are really unforgettable.

Raw materials used in production of fish sauce are fresh small anchovies , scads , fermented by workers in big ceramic jars before drying under sun light. Perhaps , the sunny and windy weather of this place makes the savory, lightly sweet and salty taste for Phan Thiet hundred year famous fish sauce.

At Phan Thiet, there are currently many fish sauce production areas known as : Thanh Hai, Ham Tien, Mui Ne. Apart from fish sauce, kinds of " mam nem " ( not loquid) , shrimp sauce , shrimp paste sauce is equally delicious of Phan Thiet -Binh Thuan.

2.RICE PAPER MAKING

a). CHO LAU PRICE PAPER ( BAC BINH )

In memory of elders in Cho Lau Rice Paper village, Mrs Kiem Phap and Mrs Giao Them are those who had rebuilt and inherited the secrets of this professional for the local people before 1945. There are about 60 rice paper plants , concentrated in 3 villages of Xuan An, Xuan Hop, Hiep Phuoc.

Once visiting the village , visitors will witness craftspeople coating rice paper, taking rice paper from steamer out, then drying under the sun on large panels their yards. Travelers can enjoy some delicious cakes just dried by a burning charcoal to feel the sweet taste of Cho Lau rice papers.

b) PHU LONG RICE PAPER ( HAM THUAN BAC)

Phu Long Town - Ham Thuan Bac is situated on National Highway 1A, 7 kilometres from Phan Thiet City's center to the North. It is quite easy to recognize Phu Long rice paper village thanks to stopples running panels of rice paper dried on yards, gardens, fences and along roads in the neighborhood.

Unlike sesame rice paper, Cho Lau - Bac Binh thick rice paper ( used to be dipped into water to roll or grilled over charcoal), Phu Long rice paper is thinner and contains fewer sesame seeds ( white sesame) . Fried rice paper of Phu Long is very thin , almost transparent , round as a sieve , made by only experienced craftspeople and only people in Phu Long who are ingenious , talent and hard working are successful ones.

3. VILLAGE OF BROCADING
Brocading of the Cham concentrates in Phan Hoa  and Phan Thanh Communes, Bac Binh District , about 80 kilometers from Phan Thiet City's Center to the North.According to legends , the Mother of Polnu Nagar country taught Cham women how to brocade to honor their beauty. in " Van dan loai ngu" book, author Le Quy Don wrote : " Lam Hamlet has a kind of flower tree, once blooming, looks like goose feathers , used by the local people as fibers to brocade blooming, looks like goose feathers , used by local people as fibers to brocade suits and clothes on which there are Cham dragons, sacred Garuda Birds to serve their Kings , Lords or Royal Relatives.

4. BINH DUC CERAMIC VILLAGE
The traditional ceramic village of the Cham at Binh Duc Hamlet , Phan Hiep Commune , Bac Binh District , Binh Thuan Province is about 70 kilometers from Phan Thiet City to the North. Coming here, visitors are able to witness traditional ceramic methods created hundreds of years ago.

Soil used to make out products is taken from land mines at Phan River.Ways of shaping products have been completely preserved to date ; the turning table used to shape ceramic products is a small round fixed one, a craftsperson goes around the table to shape the product according to his will. After finishing the shaping stage, the craftsperson uses a small bamboo bent stick to trim the excess parts of the product.

Tourists, welcome you all to visit the traditional ceramic village of Binh Duc to enjoy the ingenuity and diligence from craftspeople hands and buy meaning gifts for loved ones, these might be also something celebrating for a fully fantastic tour!

5. BINH THUAN DRAGON FRUITS 
Before 1990s in Binh Thuan , dragon fruit is not a well known fruit because there is only few family planting dragon fruit for bonsai or worshiping ancestor on holidays. From 1990s onwards, dragon trees have become high economic value and popular trees . Dragon tree is drought resistant , easy to plant , suitable with climate and soil of Binh Thuan.

So far, Binh Thuan is the capital of dragon fruit in the country with total area of over 18600 hectares. Binh Thuan targets by 2020 will have 200% of the dragon fruit meeting VietGap production  standards ( good agricultural production standards of Vietnam). Dragon fruit has high fiber ingredients , especially cholesterol, good for digestion , constipation , limiting detoxification , supporting to prevent many serious illness such as cancer , heart disease, high blood pressure. In addition to fiber, dragon fruit is also rich in beta carotena, which is a substance helping bodies metabolize vitamin pro-vitamin , supporting to eliminate cells without infection.


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